Metamorphosis (HSC SSCE English Advanced): Quizzes
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What type of narrative voice does Kafka use in The Metamorphosis?
What type of narrative voice does Kafka use in The Metamorphosis?
Limited third-person
What narrative technique blends the narrator's voice with the character's consciousness?
What narrative technique blends the narrator's voice with the character's consciousness?
Free indirect discourse
Approximately what percentage of the text stays anchored to Gregor's viewpoint?
Approximately what percentage of the text stays anchored to Gregor's viewpoint?
90%
What quality describes Kafka's narrative voice when describing horrific events?
What quality describes Kafka's narrative voice when describing horrific events?
Flat and emotionless (deadpan)
What are paratactic sentences?
What are paratactic sentences?
Short, simple sentences w/o subordination
Why is Gregor considered an unreliable narrator?
Why is Gregor considered an unreliable narrator?
He idealizes his family blindly
How is Gregor referred to when the narrative shifts to external perspectives?
How is Gregor referred to when the narrative shifts to external perspectives?
'it' rather than 'he'
What type of narrative viewpoint does the finale adopt after Gregor's death?
What type of narrative viewpoint does the finale adopt after Gregor's death?
Omniscient viewpoint
What is 'dual awareness' in the reader's experience?
What is 'dual awareness' in the reader's experience?
Feeling Gregor's woe & seeing family truth
What theme does the narrative technique primarily reinforce?
What theme does the narrative technique primarily reinforce?
Alienation